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One suspect in "Slenderman stabbing" case to have competency hearing

One of the girls charged with stabbing a friend to impress a fictional character will have a hearing in Waukesha to discuss her mental status. WISN 12 News Thema Ponton reports.

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Updated: 6:54 AM CDT Sep 15, 2014

One suspect in "Slenderman stabbing" case to have competency hearing

One of the girls charged with stabbing a friend to impress a fictional character will have a hearing in Waukesha to discuss her mental status. WISN 12 News Thema Ponton reports.

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WEBVTT NO CRASHES RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A LOOK AT THE MORNING COMMUTE, BACK TO YOU. LATER TODAY, ANOTHER COURT DATE FOR ONE OF THE TWO GIRLS ACCUSED OF STABBING THEIR FRIEND 19 TIMES. WISN 12 NEWS' THEMA PONTON IS LIVE IN WAUKESHA AT THE COURTHOUSE. MARIANNE AND MELINDA, ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THOSE TWO GIRLS STABBED THEIR CLASSMATE TO IMPRESS "SLENDERMAN" A FICTIONAL, ONLINE CHARACTER. ANISSA WEIER AND MORGAN GEYSER TOLD AUTHORITIES THEY PLOTTED FOR MONTHS TO KILL THEIR FRIEND. THEY TOLD INVESTIGATORS THEY THOUGHT SLENDERMAN HAD A MANSION IN A WISCONSIN FOREST AND THEY PLANNED TO LIVE WITH HIM AFTER THE SLAYING. LATER TODAY, WEIER'S MENTAL STATUS WILL DISCUSSED. HER LAWYER SAYS THE 12-YEAR-OLD IS NOT MENTALLY FIT TO STAND TRIAL. THE CASE AGAINST GEYSER IS ALREADY ON HOLD, AFTER A JUDGE FOUND HER INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. THE COURT HEARING TODAY IS SCHEDULED FOR 1:30. AS FOR THE VICTIM IN THIS CASE, SHE WENT BACK TO SCHOOL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. IN WAUKESHA, THEMA PONTON, WISN